PART 2IMPROVING WELL-BEING

Sustainable development and well-being duty on public bodies

3Well-being duty on public bodies

(1)

Each public body must carry out sustainable development.

(2)

The action a public body takes in carrying out sustainable development must include—

(a)

setting and publishing objectives (“well-being objectives”) that are designed to maximise its contribution to achieving each of the well-being goals, and

(b)

taking all reasonable steps (in exercising its functions) to meet those objectives.

(3)

A public body that exercises functions in relation to the whole of Wales may set objectives relating to Wales or any part of Wales.

(4)

A public body that exercises functions in relation only to a part of Wales may set objectives relating to that part or any part of it.